The National Basketball League's (NBL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is the prestigious individual prize handed to the best-performing player of the regular season.
The NBLย has rewarded athletes since its inaugural season in 1979, when American Ken Richardson dominated for the West Adelaide Bearcats.
However, mor recently the winner has more recently received the Andrew Gaze Trophy, which is named in honour of Australian basketball legend and seven-time NBL MVP winner Andrew Gaze.
As a result, the Melbourne Tigers are the NBL club that holds the most MVP awards, followed by the Perth Wildcats and the Brisbane Bullets.
NBL Players with the most MVP awards
Player | Team | Awards | Year |
Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 7 |
1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
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Bryce Cotton | Perth Wildcats | 4 |
2018, 2020, 2021, 2024
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Leroy Loggins | Brisbane Bullets | 3 |
1984, 1986, 1987
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Scott Fisher | North Melbourne Giants | 2 | 1989, 1992 |
Robert Rose | South East Melbourne Magic, Townsville Crocodiles | 2 | 1993, 2001 |
Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
Kevin Lisch | Perth Wildcats, Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 2012, 2016 |
Teams with the most MVP awards
Team | Awards | Year |
Melbourne Tigers | 10 |
1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008
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Perth Wildcats | 6 |
2000, 2012, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024
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Brisbane Bullets | 6 |
1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2007
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Sydney Kings | 5 |
2003, 2004, 2019, 2022, 2023
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Illawarra/Wollongong Hawks | 4 |
1981, 2011, 2014, 2016
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Townsville Crocodiles | 3 |
2001, 2010, 2015
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Adelaide 36ers | 2 | 1987, 2017 |
New Zealand Breakers | 2 | 2009, 2013 |
North Melbourne Giants | 2 | 1989, 1992 |
West Adelaide Bearcats | 2 | 1979, 1982 |
Sydney Supersonics | 1 | 1983 |
Coburg Giants | 1 | 1985 |
Hobart Devils | 1 | 1988 |
South East Melbourne Magic | 1 | 1993 |
Hunter Pirates | 1 | 2005 |
St Kilda Saints | 1 | 1980 |